Olympic gold medalist Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffith Joyner died 25 years ago on Sept. 21, 1998. The sprinter's world records for the 100 meter and 200 meter events remain unbroken.
,"The rumors were there in 1988 in Seoul and I think the first thing to point out is that she never tested positive," he said.
"But she became a star late. She was 28 years old then ... Those rumors are always going to be there, and they were something she was asked about throughout her career, and which she always denied."it conducted rigorous drug testing on Griffith Joyner during the 1988 Olympics — and she always tested negative.about the allegations:"I knew that I had never taken drugs so I didn't let that bother me when people said.
"People were looking for things to point fingers at athletes. I just tried not to take it personal and to just concentrate on the things I had to do and to move on."On Feb. 22, 1989, five months after the Olympic games in Seoul, Griffith Joyner announced her
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